Hello all! It seems our recent sicknesses are behind us (knock on wood) and we're enjoying being healthy as spring starts to arrive in Frankfurt. The clouds have returned, but the temperatures are high enough that we can play with Rowan in the sand without our toes numbing. Brenda had a very nice time performing in Düsseldorf last weekend as a part of the German AIDS Foundation's annual gala fundraiser. By all accounts Brenda and the nine or so other soloists were very well received by the audience, and the gala raised around $180,000.
Brenda in concert attire in her dressing room. A jeweler provided necklaces and earrings for the women, and apparently the jewelry was quite valuable. When wearing the jewelry the soloists were accompanied by guards as they walked from their dressing rooms to the stage and back. Unfortunately, Brenda didn't get to keep any of the pieces as a souvenir.
On Sunday Rowan and I were waiting for Brenda at the train state when her train from Düsseldorf pulled in. We then picked up a couple of pretzels and hopped on another train headed to Marburg to surprise our friend Monika for her birthday. Her daughter Susanne and son-in-law Stephan were in on it and helped make the whole thing possible. We had a very nice afternoon with all of them, and I think Monika enjoyed the surprise.
Getting ready to hop on the train in Frankfurt.
On Tuesday Rowan had to go to the doctor for his most recent round of vaccinations, and afterwards we took him to the zoo for the first time. He loved seeing all the animals. Unfortunately, the bears weren't out and about. We'll have to go back again once they're done hibernating.
There was this bear, but he wasn't very active.
Tomorrow we're off to Scotland for a few days. We'll take plenty of pictures so we can share a few with you next time. Until then, have a great weekend!
No comments:
Post a Comment